Pirelli
Subtitle: technology and passion 1872-2017
By: Carlo Bellavite Pellegrini
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 494
ISBN-13: 9781781258774
Subjects: Tire industry; Electric wire and cable industry; Pirelli, società per azioni; History
Description: The definitive history of Pirelli, a leading multinational company, charts the development of this company against the backdrop of the twentieth century and the rise of globalization. Written by Carlo Bellavite Pellegrini, Professor of Corporate Finance and consultant to Pirelli. With exclusive access to the Pirelli Foundation archives and previously unseen correspondence and interviews, Pirelli: Innovation and Passion is the authoritative account of one of the world's major industrial companies. The history traces Pirelli from its first factory in Milan in 1872 to its current status as a global player with production in 13 countries.--
Notes: "The first version of this work was originally published in Italian in 2015 by Società editrice il Mulino with the title Pirelli: Innovazione e passione 1872-2015"--Title-page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-490) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: pt. I; title: Origins and Development -- -- ch. I; title: The First Steps of a Great Company -- -- ch. II; title: Between the Two World Wars -- -- ch. III; title: From the End of World War II to the 1970s -- -- ch. IV; title: The Quest for Size Efficiency -- -- ch. V; title: The End of an Era -- -- pt. II; title: The Rebirth -- -- ch. VI; title: The Turnaround -- -- ch. VII; title: Growth -- -- ch. VIII; title: New Horizons -- -- pt. III; title: In the World of Telecommunications -- -- ch. IX; title: The Acquisition of the Telecom Italia Group -- -- ch. X; title: The Restructuring of the Telecom Italia Group and the Pirelli Group -- -- ch. XI; title: An International Player in the Telecommunications Sector -- -- ch. XII; title: Mala Tempora Currunt (Bad times are upon us) -- -- ch. XIII; title: Olimpia's Divestiture -- -- pt. IV; title: Regeneration -- -- ch. XIV; title: Focusing on the Core Business -- -- ch. XV; title: A Premium Global Player -- -- ch. XVI; title: Pirelli's New Perspectives and Challenges --; title: In-depth Analysis -- -- 1.; title: Business Culture and Brand in Pirelli -- -- 2.; title: Ownership Structures --; title: Appendix: Ownership Structures -- -- 1.; title: The Ownership Structure of Pirelli & C. -- -- 2.; title: The Ownership Structure of Pirelli SpA -- -- 3.; title: The Ownership Structure of Camfin SpA -- -- 4.; title: The Ownership Structure of SIP.